Urban population as a percentage of total population rose 0.826% to 49.4% in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population as a percentage of total population in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached an all time high of 49.4% in 2021 and an all time low of 19.0% in 1960. When compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina's main peers, urban population as a percentage of total population in Croatia amounted to 57.9%, 71.3% in Italy, 67.8% in Montenegro and 56.7% in Serbia in 2021.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ranked 123rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population as a percentage of total population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 57.4% | 58.4% | 59.4% | 60.3% | 61.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 57.7% | 57.9% | 58.1% | 58.3% | 58.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 47.2% | 47.5% | 47.9% | 48.2% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 56.2% | 56.4% | 56.7% | 56.9% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 79.7% | 79.9% | 80.2% | 80.4% | 80.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 70.5% | 70.8% | 71.1% | 71.4% | 71.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 69.6% | 69.9% | 70.1% | 70.4% | 70.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | 65.8% | 66.1% | 66.5% | 66.8% | 67.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 54.0% | 54.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 55.7% | 55.8% | 55.9% | 56.1% | 56.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 53.8% | 54.0% | 54.3% | 54.5% | 54.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.8% |
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